Design of Inductor and Transformer for high frequency Systems

Design of Inductors and High Frequency TransformersInductors store energy, transformers transfer energy. This is the prime difference. Themagnetic cores are significantly different for inductors and high frequency transformers:Inductors need an air gap for storing energy, transformers do not. Transformers for flybackconverters have to store energy which means they are not a high frequency transformer butthey are in fact an inductor with primary and secondary windings. The material of the cores isnormally ferrite. In addition to this other marterials with high permeability and with a highsaturation point are used.